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Eine Näherin sitzt an der Maschine und näht einen Kragen an ein Hemd. A seamstress sits at the machine and sews a collar onto a shirt.

noun · B2

die Näherin

[ˈnɛːəʁɪn]

seamstress, garment worker

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Grammar

Plural
die Näherinnen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Näherin die Näherinnen
Eine Näherin sitzt an der Maschine und näht einen Kragen an ein Hemd. A seamstress sits at the machine and sews a collar onto a shirt.
Accusative wen? was? die Näherin die Näherinnen
Dative wem? der Näherin den Näherinnen
Lotte rechnet nach, wie viel vom Preis als Lohn bei der Näherin ankommt. Lotte works out how much of the price actually reaches the seamstress as her wage.
Genitive wessen? der Näherin der Näherinnen

How the Word Is Built

Näh root er suffix in suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
-in
the female form of a person: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

Word family

nähendie Nahtdie Nähmaschineder Näher

In Otti's situations: Lotte looks for fair fashion

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